Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

in opposite directions makes the whole formula more dynamic in order to move Blood.

• Gan Cao harmonizes.

Tao Hong Si Wu Tang Variation
(Persica-Carthamus Four Substances Decoction Variation)

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 9 g

Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 12 g

Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae albae 6 g

Chuan Xiong Radix Ligustici wallichii 6 g

Hong Hua Flos Carthami tinctorii 6 g

Tao Ren Semen Persicae 6 g

Huang Lian Rhizoma Coptidis 3 g

Dan Nan Xing Rhizoma Arisaematis praeparata 6 g

Zhu Ru Caulis Bambusae in Taeniis 6 g

San Qi Radix Notoginseng 3 g

Dan Shen Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae 9 g

Jiang Huang Rhizoma Curcumae longae 3 g

Explanation

This prescription is used when Phlegm and Heat accompany the stasis of Blood in the chest. The
symptoms would be a feeling of oppression of the chest, a feeling of heat, thirst and a Red
tongue.

• Tao Hong Si Wu Tang moves Blood.


• Huang Lian, Dan Nan Xing and Zhu Ru resolve Phlegm-Heat.


• San Qi, Dan Shen and Jiang Huang move Blood and eliminate stasis.

Variations

• If there are signs of Blood-Heat add Mu Dan Pi Cortex Moutan radicis and Chi Shao
  Radix Paeoniae rubrae.


• If there are signs of Cold add one or two of the following herbs: Chuan Xiong Radix
  Ligustici wallichii, Wu Ling Zhi Excrementum Trogopteri, Mo Yao Myrrha or Yan Hu
  Suo Rhizoma Corydalis yanhusuo.